Project Engineer

Pay rate: $71.14 - paid weekly!

Location: Warren, MI

Summary:

The main function of a project engineer is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities across engineering-based projects. A typical project engineer is responsible for project design, scope management, cost control, quality, and performance reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.

• Develop, track and manages project budget, project plans, timelines, and scope.

• Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to clients.

• May recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.

• Analyze technology, resource needs and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.

• Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching, and advising

• Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements

• Develop product rollout plans and procedures.

• Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses.

• Ensure appropriate project management processes are being utilized.

Skills:

• Proven project management experience.

• People management and team building skills.

• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities.

• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and theory.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization.

• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles engineering and business functions.

• Basic ability to work independently and manage one’s time.

• Basic knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

• Basic knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.

• Basic knowledge of computer software, such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio etc.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.

• PMI or PMP certification preferred.

• 5-7 years of experience required.